NEET Result Controversy: Candidates Allege Discrepancies, Urge Supreme Court for OMR Re-Evaluation

In the latest update regarding the NEET-UG 2024 Results dispute, a new petition has been submitted to the Supreme Court requesting a comprehensive reassessment of all OMR answer sheets, a re-ranking of candidates, and an investigation overseen by the court.

The writ petition under Article 32 was filed by eight candidates who appeared for the National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET) examination on May 5. Over 24 lakhs students had prepared for and attempted the country-wide exam.

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What Are These Alleged ‘Arbitrary & Illegal’ Irregularities By The NTA ?

The alleged multiple ‘arbitrary and illegal actions and irregularities’ on the part of the NTA are :

(1) Students received different marks on their scorecards compared to their OMR sheets. These discrepancies were not due to grace marks, as these students were not from the centres where grace marks were purportedly given;

(2) Unprecedented inflation of cut off and average marks resulted in an unprecedented 67 candidates achieving a perfect score of 720/720 and securing the top rank which is usually 3-4 student;

(3) Six of these toppers are from the same exam centre in Haryana;

(4) Students have scored 718 and 719 marks, which is statistically questionable.

(5) No disclosure of method/criteria adopted for grant of Compensatory Marks for loss of time.

(6)There has been no defined logic for the grace marks given to these students and no list has been shared as per given grace marks to students.

(7)The provision for the grace marks due to time wastage should have been disclosed in the information bulletin before the exam, the National Testing Agency came up with the new rule after the examination which creates doubt on the authenticity of result.

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